Saturday, December 28, 2024

PCG & PCG Reversed 12/27/2024

Philidor Counter Gambit

leeyuze (Chess.com 1866) - JimWest (Chess.com 2007), Chess.com 12/27/2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Ng5 d5 6.exd5 cxd5 7.Bb5+ Nc6 8.O-O Nf6 9.Re1 Bd6 10.c4 O-O 11.cxd5 Nd4 12.Bc4 b5 13.Bb3 a5 14.Nf3 a4 15.Bc2 Nxd5 16.Nxd4 exd4 17.Nd2 Nb4 18.Nf3 Bb7 19.Bb1 Qc7


20.a3 Bxf3 21.Qxf3 Nc6 22.Bd2 Bxh2+ 23.Kh1 Bd6 24.Re6 Rae8 25.Ba2 Rxe6 26.Bxe6+ Kh8 27.Rc1 Ne5 28.Qh3 Qe7 29.Bxf5 g6 30.Be4 Rxf2 31.Bh6 Nf7


32.Rc8+ Nd8 33.g3 Rxb2 34.Qh4 Rb1+ 35.Kg2 Rb2+ 36.Kh3 Qd7+ 37.Qg4 Qxg4+ 38.Kxg4 Be7 39.Rc7 Bf6 40.Rd7 Rf2 41.Bd5 Re2 42.Bg7+ Bxg7 43.Rxd8+ Bf8 44.Rxf8+ Kg7 45.Rg8+ Kh6


46.Kf3 Rd2 47.Be4 Ra2 48.Rc8 Rxa3 49.Rb8 Rb3 50.Rxb5 Rxb5 51.Bd5 Rxd5 52.Ke4 Rd8 53.Ke5 a3 54.Ke6 a2 55.Ke7 Rd5 56.Ke6 Rg5 57.Ke7 a1=Q 58.g4 Rxg4 59.Kd7 Rg3 60.Kc6 Rxd3


61.Kc5 Rh3 62.Kd6 d3 63.Kc5 d2 64.Kb4 d1=Q 65.Kc5 Qab1 66.Kc4 Rh2 67.Kc3 Rc2#.

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Philidor Counter Gambit Reversed

JimWest (lichess 2078) - KASINATHSILJITH (lichess 1970), lichess 12/27/2024

1.e3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.d3 Bc5 4.f4 d6 5.c3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bb6 7.a4 a6 8.Na3 Bg4 9.Be2 O-O 10.f5 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Ba7 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.h4 Rad8 15.Qc2 Qe7 16.O-O-O Kh8 17.Kb1 f6 18.Nc4 Rb8 19.a5 Qd7


20.g4 Qe7 21.g5 fxg5 22.hxg5 Qxg5 23.Qe2 Qf6 24.Bh5 Kg8 25.b4 Ne7 26.Ne3 Bxe3 27.Qxe3 Kh8 28.Rdg1 c6 29.Bg6 Ng8 30.Rh5 Qe7 31.Rgh1 Ra8


32.Kb2 Rab8 33.Kc2 Ra8 34.Kb2 Rab8 35.Kc2 Ra8 36.Kb2, draw.